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the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by these delays or blame faa for congress' failure. >> richard lui is here with the drill down with impact on travelers, airlines and economy. >> each minute of a flight delay costs travelers. a study shows each minute costs travelers just over $1. one minute, one dollar. the tax includes flyers taking cabs instead of buses, missing business meetings or rescheduling events like monday the faa says 1,200 flights were delayed because of staffing reductions including those caused by the sequester. yesterday new york area airports saw over two-hour delays. lax up t
the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some...
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"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been falling or forever a decade, and when they were told they had to do the sequestration last fall, logically you would have prepared and put your work force in place at atlanta and new york, and not at branson, missouri, which averages less than one flight per hour. they didn't do that. they were counting -- i was in washington, dc for almost 15 years. you expect things to work out, expect to never have to cut. but the cuts are here but they don't get it. for next year's budget they asked for 100 more people, and three extra billion dollars for securit
for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been...
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we're keeping as close track as we can based on the information from the faa. which are sequester-related and which are not. the point is these delays are increasing today as we speak and we think will continue based upon the fax's forecast to snow ball as time goes on. >> can you give me a percentage, at least today, for example? i said there are about 1,200 flights delayed. do we know what percentage you believe were canceled or delayed as a result of the furlough? >> i can't answer that right now. >> okay. we know reuters is reporting that the senate commerce committee leaders are pressing the obama administration for more information on how it plans to furlough air traffic controllers and close contract towers, and how it would affect public safety. there is a quote from senate commerce committee chairman jay rockefeller. he said we are faced with substantial possible disruptions to the air transportation system. what is your may know concern? obviously jobs. as far as public safety, are there questions that are lingering right now? >> we're comfortable on
we're keeping as close track as we can based on the information from the faa. which are sequester-related and which are not. the point is these delays are increasing today as we speak and we think will continue based upon the fax's forecast to snow ball as time goes on. >> can you give me a percentage, at least today, for example? i said there are about 1,200 flights delayed. do we know what percentage you believe were canceled or delayed as a result of the furlough? >> i can't...
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we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is fewer, and flying is often miserable, and wasn't always like this. wasn't leak this a couple of years ago. it's like we're down to almost one airline, and you wonder when we'll reach the tipping point and people go, enough. >> you're right. airlines are really cutting everyplace they can to make money. airlines are more profit baseball and i think the passenger experience is suffererring. >> they are lot more profitable, making tons of money and passengers are suffering. you wonder when it is that customers go, no, you have to do better. i guess unless and until there's an alternati
we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is...
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seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the across-the-board nature of cuts. and in an agency like dot and the faa, because they're personnel-heavy, the effect of these cuts inevitably will be felt at the personnel level. congress can act. it could have acted in the past. it could have brought down the sequester and avoided it entirely. congress could act now to do that. republicans in congress could decide that the victory party is over and it's time to get serious about the economy, get serious about the effects of the sequester on americans across the country in a variety of ways, and either postpone
seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the...
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i think the president miss prioritized by not having the faa -- he was given the authority by the republicans -- >> you were the guy who was far -- i thought you were the guy who was for unsafe air and unclean water? >> got to get it right. dirty air and dirty water, and kids with autism and down syndrome and the elderly will fend for themselves and we want to kill granny. >> but, but you are for airline safety, and i appreciate that. >> i am. absolutely. look, austin, here's the problem. we are robbing our kids blind. our kids -- >> if you are for cuts, then stand up and say i'm for cuts. >> yeah, i'm for cutting, absolutely. >> so why are you complaining about -- i should be complaining. i was complaining. i was stuck tonight runway at o'hare because they are cutting this. why are you complaining? >> obama had no problem spending 1830 grand per hour on his jet we pay for so why didn't he lend it to you? >> is your position that if any dollar in the government is wasted, then all government spending should remain because compared to that wasted dollar -- >> i'm saying this was obama's idea.
i think the president miss prioritized by not having the faa -- he was given the authority by the republicans -- >> you were the guy who was far -- i thought you were the guy who was for unsafe air and unclean water? >> got to get it right. dirty air and dirty water, and kids with autism and down syndrome and the elderly will fend for themselves and we want to kill granny. >> but, but you are for airline safety, and i appreciate that. >> i am. absolutely. look, austin,...
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the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out there to take steps so passengers will be inconvenienced and they will call their elected officials to get them to take action. >> reporter: now let's see what's happeninat airports around the this is live picture of mineta san jose international airport. i found three delays there this morning. the longest, 30 minutes. only a couple of 10-minute delays in oakland. and a few delays here at sfo, as well. now, even if sfo avoids furloughs, passengers could still feel the pinch because of the domino effect from delays at connecting airports. and speaking about those delays i found this morning, it's uncl
the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to look at a very dumb way of budgeting and change it. critics point to other areas of the faa they say could be cut instead of air traffic controllers, for example, a three billion airport improvement fund that so far hasn't been touched by the budget cs. char >>> much of the midwest is expecting rain today. that means more trouble for cities and towns along the mississippi river. they face serious flooding when the big river crests later this week. other areas underwater right now. dean reynolds in peoria illinois. the river is reaching a record high crest. >> good morning, charlie and norah. you can
john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to...
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due to faa staffing issues, workforce reductions, that started sunday night. erin was on a flight sunday night from las vegas to l.a. little did she know, forced spending cuts began the same day, reducing the number of air traffic controllers on duty. the result? major flight delays. >> on an 8:25, and when i rebooked, our departure time, 1:45 a.m. a couple airline employees said it was due to fog, and a couple says it was due to sequestration. >> reporter: actually it was both according to air traffic union rep, who was working sunday night. there are four parallel runways that can operate simultaneously on clear days. >> when the weather comes in, we go to a in, we go to a two runway rate. >> that requires one air traffic controller monitoring each arriving plane. the lax air traffic control tower is operating on delaying. >> reporter: it doesn't create much to create a big backlog. 400 flights were delayed because of staffing shortages sunday night. >> these are awful and they must stop. we cannot let these delays go through. not because of convenience, but
due to faa staffing issues, workforce reductions, that started sunday night. erin was on a flight sunday night from las vegas to l.a. little did she know, forced spending cuts began the same day, reducing the number of air traffic controllers on duty. the result? major flight delays. >> on an 8:25, and when i rebooked, our departure time, 1:45 a.m. a couple airline employees said it was due to fog, and a couple says it was due to sequestration. >> reporter: actually it was both...
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of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like to see democrats and republicans to at least try it move this ball forward or ahead or however you choose to explain it here, but there is a stand still. >> sure, tamron. look, what mr. rogers said simply is not true. the faa and department of transportation have been warning members of congress for months that the sequester would have these disruptive impacts, which is exactly why and my colleagues on the democratic side of the house have introduced into the sequester without disruption. we haven't been given an up or down vote. we are calling, as you said, a conference for the budget. the house passed a budget. s
of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like...
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take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays into effect and the savings are achieved, the faa, for this year, will have more money to spend than what the president asked for in his budget submission. i think that tells you all you need to know. >> pat, how many times have you and i heard people in the media and on both sides, depending on what committee they are on, screaming about massive spending cuts and how locust we are going to descend from the skies and eat flesh off of our bones? and we find out later that they have more money this year to spend than they had last year? >> but this is why they ar
take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays...
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. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and new the faa says every air traffic controller layed off one day every two weeks. and flights will be delayedw3 or cancelled. >> plane back to lax. sat on the tarmac for about an hour. >> larry point dexter flight in san antonio didn't make it to los angeles last night. diverted to fresno. some flights from los angeles to here in san jose were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that was a flight was to arrive before 11:30. los angeles international had 3 fewer controllers today. mike kennedy flight delayed sex hours. >> bomb delay 6 hours captain work. what everybody is delay
. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and...
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government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the faa and other agencies to cut some spending. f furloughs kicked in yesterday. the agency will furlough some 15,000 air traffic controllers. because of the cuts airports say passengers should expect increased delays. the length of the delays will vary depending on the schedule and situation at each specific airport. employees at the epa, office of management and budget, also face furloughs starting this week. >>> residents and investigators continue their search today through the destruction in west, texas, to try to figure out what caused the fertilizer plant there to explode. investigators say they found the origin of the explosion, but they still don't know what caused the initial fire that led to the blast last wednesday. fertilizer company is working closely with authorities to aid the investigation. the death toll from the blast remains at 14. a public memorial for first responders will take place in the town later this week. by the way, all the presidents, ex and otherwise will be in dallas. don't be surprised if there's
government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the faa and other agencies to cut some spending. f furloughs kicked in yesterday. the agency will furlough some 15,000 air traffic controllers. because of the cuts airports say passengers should expect increased delays. the length of the delays will vary depending on the schedule and situation at each specific airport. employees at the epa, office of management and budget, also face furloughs starting this week. >>> residents...
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they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only consider replacing the sequester with attacks hike. whatever you want to say about oko it's not attacks hike it's borrowed money. >> reporter: overseas contingency operations. that is using money not spent on the war to try to offset the cuts. other republicans have called this a manufactured crisis mismanaged from the outset and they say it smells of politics, martha. martha: mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. bill: 26 minutes now before the hour. critics slamming the president's reaction in pons to the boston bombings. here is the exchange with bill o'reilly and charles krauthammer. >> he's afraid i
they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only...
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the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big question today on this. did the boston bombing suspects slip through the cracks of our intelligence? we're learning what the fbi warned about in terms of radical views of the older brother. top lawmakers are asking, how could that happen? congressman peter king is one of them. he will be here coming up martha: new reports that the suspect in the boston bombing is awake and is communicating to some extend with investigators according to these reports today. this is big news, obviously, as dzhokhar tsarnaev remains under heavy guard in the hospital since allegedly helping to execute the worst attack o
the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big...
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the cause was the presence of faa administrator michael huerta. the subject was the sequester and its impact on air travel. and it didn't take long for all hell to break loose. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. how come you didn't tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs, furloughs? not a word. not a breath. >> now, mr. rogers has every reason to be livid. not least because, as a republican congressman, he represents the fifth congressional district in kentucky. and, therefore, relies heavily on air travel to get him to and fro the capital every week. his blistering criticism was very specific. he accused the administration of being imperial and the faa of doing absolutely nothing to warn congress about the impact of the sequester. which got us thinking about the last time the faa's administrator spoke before congress. now, that would be in february. >> we're looking at all options to reduce costs. but to reach the large figu
the cause was the presence of faa administrator michael huerta. the subject was the sequester and its impact on air travel. and it didn't take long for all hell to break loose. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. how come you didn't tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs, furloughs? not a word. not a breath. >> now, mr. rogers has every reason to be livid. not...
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on the first day of faa furloughs, there were delays. but the airlines saying don't blame us. the biggest delays hit los angeles international first. last night the federal aviation administration reported a staffing problem causing some arriving flights to run an average of three hours and seven minutes late. >> we're going to crater the entire system. orter: the nation's airlines and biggest pilots union say it points to troubles ahead. their plan to furlough air traffic controllers, forcing them to tay home one day every other week will bring the system to a grinding halt. >> it will be like having hurricane sandy in the north and hurricane katrina in the south at the same time. >> reporter: so they're suing the faa to postpone the furloughs but the faa says it's the only way to slash $637 million from its budget, cuts required by congress. the busiest airports are expected to take the hardest hits. maximum delays at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson could reach 3 1/2 hours. chicago's o'hare, more than two. and at new york's laguardia, nearly an hour and a half. >> when your air
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tell them that you oppose faa imposed flight delays. they want activism by the passengers that are affected. and that is pointed chris is trying to make. that twice, at least two g.o.p. senators wrote bills to try to give president obama the authority to make spending decisions that he thinks are more sensible. if he doesn't like this. maybe he could take the $50 million back from the tsa. they paid a bunch of money torque launch women in transportation. a video series which we have some video. why do we have to spend on that? president obama was offered to red line, love women and transportation and love new uniforms but i would rather have air traffic controllers on the job and the senate blocked those reforms. >> this is again, we americans love my country around love my people. we are knee-jerk reaction after the fact society on almost everything. this was preventable. the president said that, the american people said that and president said that. quite frankly to urge anybody to complain after the fact, we had the power long before
tell them that you oppose faa imposed flight delays. they want activism by the passengers that are affected. and that is pointed chris is trying to make. that twice, at least two g.o.p. senators wrote bills to try to give president obama the authority to make spending decisions that he thinks are more sensible. if he doesn't like this. maybe he could take the $50 million back from the tsa. they paid a bunch of money torque launch women in transportation. a video series which we have some video....
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faa furloughs causing some delays at airports across the country with air traffic controllers forced to take days off. at sfo, most lights were on schedule. some flights into and out of lax, it's a repeat of last evening when some flights out of los angeles were delayed up to two hours. >>> well, it's one of the most well manicured cities in the bay area. >> and one look at the water bill will tell you why. on this earth day, kit doe shows us why palo alto is using so much water and who is using more. kit. >> this is an increasingly common sight here in palo alto. now the thing about this city is that they know they use a lot of water and they're trying to do something about it. >> it's one of the luscious, greenest cities in the bay area and it's no wonder. palo alto ranks near the top of the list for bay area water users. the bay area water supply and conservation agency says palo alto uses 100 gallons of water per day. the average is 77-gallons per day. it turns out, palo altoans love their yard. >> all the trees they are so proud of and the backyard gardens, they use a lot of wat
faa furloughs causing some delays at airports across the country with air traffic controllers forced to take days off. at sfo, most lights were on schedule. some flights into and out of lax, it's a repeat of last evening when some flights out of los angeles were delayed up to two hours. >>> well, it's one of the most well manicured cities in the bay area. >> and one look at the water bill will tell you why. on this earth day, kit doe shows us why palo alto is using so much water...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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we should point out that the faa has instituted a no-fly zone over watertown, massachusetts. amtrak has been suspended from new york to boston. to law enforcements across the country right now are focusing on this and stopping everything, putting it in lockdown mode. ambassador, thank you very much, phil mod, thank you very much. >> we have got the latest on the boston manhunt continuing throughout thebroadcast. >> we will speak with former u.s. marshal, who spent years chasing down fugitives. stay with us as our special live coverage continues. it's as simple as this. at bny mellon, our business is investments. managing them, moving them, making them work. we oversee 20% of the world's financial assets. and that gives us scale and insight no one else has. investment management combined with investment servicing. bringing the power of investments to people's lives. invested in the world. bny mellon. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can
we should point out that the faa has instituted a no-fly zone over watertown, massachusetts. amtrak has been suspended from new york to boston. to law enforcements across the country right now are focusing on this and stopping everything, putting it in lockdown mode. ambassador, thank you very much, phil mod, thank you very much. >> we have got the latest on the boston manhunt continuing throughout thebroadcast. >> we will speak with former u.s. marshal, who spent years chasing down...
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. >> on day three of the faa furlough programs, exas per ated travelers. >> i'm angry. angry, angry. >> reporter: a late flight caused this woman to miss her cruise. >> i have cruise insurance, but they don't cover this, because it's faa business. >> reporter: in the halls of congress, the blame game in full force. >> i am extremely angry that the administration would have this kind of harm. >> the senate considered a balance package, but republicans block thad earlier this year. >> reporter: the faa has not released the number of official delays since tuesday. 1,200 of the 2,600 airline delays on monday were related to staffing issues. >> you have gridlock in congress and that's leading to gridlock in the air and the traveling public is going to pay the price. >> peter goels, former head of the national traptransportation. he said there could be bigger problems down the road. >> there will be some sort of event where we have confluence of weather that will back planes up and people are going to think twice about this and revisit the faa budget. >> reporter: for "cbs th
. >> on day three of the faa furlough programs, exas per ated travelers. >> i'm angry. angry, angry. >> reporter: a late flight caused this woman to miss her cruise. >> i have cruise insurance, but they don't cover this, because it's faa business. >> reporter: in the halls of congress, the blame game in full force. >> i am extremely angry that the administration would have this kind of harm. >> the senate considered a balance package, but republicans...
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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nineteen certification tests were done, and that was enough to convince the faa the public will be safe. boeing is in the process of retrofitting the 50 dreamliners, and we expect to have the first airline back up in the air are the retro-- airline retrofitted by the end of next week. jon: let's hope that's the end of the problem. dan springer, thank you. and we'll be right back. ... ... [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ just seem to fade away...? now start vibrant, stay vibrant! new vidal sassoon pro series has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps fight fade out -- for up to 8 weeks. vidal sassoon pro series. salon genius. affordable for all.
nineteen certification tests were done, and that was enough to convince the faa the public will be safe. boeing is in the process of retrofitting the 50 dreamliners, and we expect to have the first airline back up in the air are the retro-- airline retrofitted by the end of next week. jon: let's hope that's the end of the problem. dan springer, thank you. and we'll be right back. ... ... [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain......
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. >> the faa blames the combination of staffing shortages and the weather for massive delays at major hubs. the agency claim it had no choice but to put 15,000 work order unpaid furloughs through october which means 10% fewer working each day. we know passengers are frustrated, of course, but so are those air traffic controllers who worry they're being used as political pawns of. >> the air traffic controllers have never been furloughed. they should not be furloughed now. >> the white house says the furloughs were unavoidable under the cuts originally supported by republicans and republicans simply say this. blame obama for delaying your flight. let's get a first class perspective on all of this from the "huffington post," howard fineman. did you see what i did there? >> i wish i could fly first. we don't. >> so howard, you know there is a difference between the reality of the situation and the perception of the reality of the situation. do you think that most people who are inconvenienced by this, waiting in longer security lines, do you think they're standing there with their luggag
. >> the faa blames the combination of staffing shortages and the weather for massive delays at major hubs. the agency claim it had no choice but to put 15,000 work order unpaid furloughs through october which means 10% fewer working each day. we know passengers are frustrated, of course, but so are those air traffic controllers who worry they're being used as political pawns of. >> the air traffic controllers have never been furloughed. they should not be furloughed now. >>...
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but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on whether that adds up tomorrow night. >>> and finally, an update on the ricin investigation. fbi agents today searched the former martial arts studio of james everett duskey in connection with the ricin tainted letters sent to president obama and others on capitol hill. authorities are not calling him a suspect but he is connected to paul kevin curtis, the elvis impersonator charged but then cleared of sending the letters. former fbi director tells "outfront" the fbi was erring on the side of caution by arresting curtis because ricin is so lethal and this is amid the boston bombings. it is f
but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on...
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faa says it will send airlines instruction next we can and lift the grounding order lifting that order gives boeing the go ahead to again retrofitting planes with the new battery system. boeing now completed 20 test nraits with the new tech until jichlt dream licenser flight ground have had mid january after battery caught fire and at least 2 jichlts up next. 7 news at 9:00. standing strong. people in china province killed at least 32 people. it registered 6.6 according to the usgs. officials told newspaper that as many as 100 people may have been killed and death toll could rise sharply. 7. 9 magnitude quake struck the same region leaving 90,000 people dead or presumed dead back in 2008. >> show of strength for boston today from the san francisco running community. it was all the idea of joanne in boston during the becoming monday morning. she put a message on facebook suggest ago run for boston and dozens of people came out to show their support. one residents in san planok for a conference says the turn out was amazing. >> this is touching. very sad and thanks to all of you for show
faa says it will send airlines instruction next we can and lift the grounding order lifting that order gives boeing the go ahead to again retrofitting planes with the new battery system. boeing now completed 20 test nraits with the new tech until jichlt dream licenser flight ground have had mid january after battery caught fire and at least 2 jichlts up next. 7 news at 9:00. standing strong. people in china province killed at least 32 people. it registered 6.6 according to the usgs. officials...
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union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least likely to be cancelled. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> denver police are hunting for suspects today after shots were fired during a massive marijuana celebration. saturday's gunfire wounded two people and caused thousands of people to scramble for safety in the chaos dozens were trampled. >> up next on the "cbs evening news", a connecticut mom takes on a cause she never expected, medical marijuana. ch suggests cell heah plays a key role throughout our lives. ona day men's + amin a designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one
union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa website has no delays. >> so 10% fewer air traffic controllers still have the same number of planes in the air at the same time. about 5,000 of them. transportation secretary ray lahood called it a calamity. >> safety will never be compromised. safety is not involved in the decision that we made about who to furlough and when to do it. >> reporter: and it's not just passengers who were frustrated. >> everybody knows they need to keep the system up and running. we're going to do our very best to do so. but somebody's got to figure this out. >> reporter: matt gutman, abc news, bac
the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa...
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we expect to hear from the head of the faa any minute. we'll get the latest reaction when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newly-released documents show the obama administration has known for years about financial problems at fisker auto mowive in an time -- auto motive in anaheim. the electric carmaker was sent a letter saying they were not meeting the milestones set up as a condition of getting the loan. it took another leer for the federal government to cut -- year for the federal government to cut off their funding. a hearing is being held about the loan to that troubled automaker. >>> the house of representatives will vote today on a republican plan to provide more funding to cover people with preexisting conditions under president obama's healthcare reform. starting next year, the act will ban insurance companies not accepting those with preexisting conditions. the republicans want to divert $4 billion from a prevention program in the healthcare reform plan. but democrats and the white
we expect to hear from the head of the faa any minute. we'll get the latest reaction when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newly-released documents show the obama administration has known for years about financial problems at fisker auto mowive in an time -- auto motive in anaheim. the electric carmaker was sent a letter saying they were not meeting the milestones set up as a condition of getting the loan. it took another leer for the...
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the faa typically does not wait until the ntsb has finished its investigation. the ntsb p takes a long type. the normal investigation lasts well over a year and there are two months into the battery fire probe and there's been no determination of a cause. they do know the li lithium ion battery overheated and that led to overheating and a fire. they are including a redesigned battery with better insulation between the cells and a better steel containment box that engineers say won't allow for any air to fuel a fire. they've redesigned the charge erp sore the battery doesn't have to work as hard. the faa has given approval to that fix and boeing says it could have its planes back in the air with the airlines flying customers again by the end of next week. back to you, martha. martha: that's been quite a story. dan, thank you. bill: from capitol hill the tempers are flaring today. have a look at this right here. >> i say that particularly those who are pointing to what happened the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill, or delayi
the faa typically does not wait until the ntsb has finished its investigation. the ntsb p takes a long type. the normal investigation lasts well over a year and there are two months into the battery fire probe and there's been no determination of a cause. they do know the li lithium ion battery overheated and that led to overheating and a fire. they are including a redesigned battery with better insulation between the cells and a better steel containment box that engineers say won't allow for...
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faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the crunch forced it to furlough its air traffic controllers one day every other week. it saves the agency nearly $640 million, but the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and the early numbers show delays at baltimore washington anew york's laguardia, spiking fourfold over last monday. part of that could be weather related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c., all seem to be delayed from miami. but but flight tracker here on faa webs
faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the...
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>> possible options for travelers now that it is day three of the faa furloughs longer airport wait time, longer tarmac wait time perhaps canceled flights all together. now they have filed a motion to place a moratorium on the rule saying airlines cannot let passengers remain on the tarmac for more than 3 hours. the motion notes 6700 flights will be delayed daily at 13 of the busiest airports now that the furloughs have started f. you add bad weather on ton of that it could get pretty ugly. if the tarmac rule does stay in place airlines may be forced to cancel flights and significantly disrupt travel plans. because they don't have the appropriate staff to go deal with the travel disruption. >> they are telling passengers there's always the bus. >> college, is it worth it or not worth it? >> there is a growing number of people saying it's not worth it. no longer guarantees success. even a good enough job where you make enough money to pay back your student loan. the average college grad is graduating with 28,000 in debt. that's why some high school grads are starting their own businesses
>> possible options for travelers now that it is day three of the faa furloughs longer airport wait time, longer tarmac wait time perhaps canceled flights all together. now they have filed a motion to place a moratorium on the rule saying airlines cannot let passengers remain on the tarmac for more than 3 hours. the motion notes 6700 flights will be delayed daily at 13 of the busiest airports now that the furloughs have started f. you add bad weather on ton of that it could get pretty...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things that effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless there is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have looked in, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a losalot of your colleagues at te time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not the
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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since then the faa has ordered air restrictions so that news choppers and any one else is cannot fly. only emergency personnel and emergency medical personnel could be flown in and around the area. so that is why there are no live pictures coming from the scene because they he have sed off the airspace of the area around west texas and the >>> woole, of course, continue 20 follow the breaking news the west, texas explosion and fire on abc 7 news coming up tonight on abc 7 news at the 11:00 we will bring you the latest on the casualties and from the site of the massive explosion tonight. join ufor abc 7 news at 11:00 again over on channel 7. let's pause and change things up cnsiderably now and give larry a chance to talk about the warriors. >> as trivial as this is given the news from boston and fire in texas, but real quick, stef got his record and the warriors secured the sixth spot in the west. those were the two majorobject. curry needed two threes in order to break ray allens this single season three-point shooting record and that was h history made right there. in the history boo
since then the faa has ordered air restrictions so that news choppers and any one else is cannot fly. only emergency personnel and emergency medical personnel could be flown in and around the area. so that is why there are no live pictures coming from the scene because they he have sed off the airspace of the area around west texas and the >>> woole, of course, continue 20 follow the breaking news the west, texas explosion and fire on abc 7 news coming up tonight on abc 7 news at the...
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what the head of the faa is telling lawmakers next. -frplts we are here in the control room. a brand-new hour coming your way right now including the very latest on the boston terror massacre. a live report straight ahead. packers take over the -- hacker take over the twitter tpoerbgt the "associated press." reports that the white house have been attacked leaving the stock market to temporarily plunge, is this a preview of cyber terrorism? experts weigh in. one day before the dedication of the president bush library we'll talk to the man who whraus the 43rd president's official white house photographer as ph and breaking news happens right now. jenna: well tomorrow to a new hour of "happening now," everyone. i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. a team of u.s. investigators is in president province of dagestan located in a region known for islamic fanaticism where they are interviewing the parents of of the boston bombing suspects. this is developing as we gerting a better per of the brother believed to be the mastermind behind the terror attack. we have live team fox coverage f
what the head of the faa is telling lawmakers next. -frplts we are here in the control room. a brand-new hour coming your way right now including the very latest on the boston terror massacre. a live report straight ahead. packers take over the -- hacker take over the twitter tpoerbgt the "associated press." reports that the white house have been attacked leaving the stock market to temporarily plunge, is this a preview of cyber terrorism? experts weigh in. one day before the...
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>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >> and the question is, if you're waking up this morning, you have a choice of which airport you're going to, he's going to laguardia, maybe, new york or jfk. >> give me some advice. >> what do you do? we're trying to get him into teet teeterboro. mike? >> any airport is going to get gummed up. >> it doesn't matter? >> no. look, your delay out of laguardia means you're going to miss your connection in chicago. so it's a whole system. omaha is going to get hit, lincoln is going to get hit, everybody is going to get hi it. >> but to be fair, we
>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >>...
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about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the sequestration that causes the problems. >> reporter: analysts said there's not much to protect yourself. but try to carry one of these. check your flight status often. >> thank you, matt. >>> meanwhile, extreme flooding ree deaths.est is blamed for the wate hh the sippi, more thn barges broke loose from their moorings near st. louis. the coast guard had to close the river near vicksburg. sam will have the forecast in a moment. >>> the investigators in the town of west, texas, are getting back to work today, trying to figure out what caused the fire before the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. 12 of the 14 people kille
about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the...
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. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit nearly 30 feet. the problem is flood stage is only 18 feet. mississippi and other river towns are seeing similar swamping. near st. louis, more than 100 barges broke free, some smashing into bridges. at least ten of them sank. >>> and there's evidence that we are not exaggerating about the water levels. here it is. take a look at a fish swimming by someone's office window. that's in grand rapids. the river there crested at nearly 22 feet. >> my goodness. >> yikes. >>> today's forecast for the flood zone won't be a welcome one. plan on plenty of rain stretching from south texas all the way to the great lakes. and
. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit...
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republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were coming but only get the details of how they'll be carried out last week. >> shepard: with everybody in the country screaming and yelling and 3-hour delays, my guess is they're going to figure something out. >> well, that's what everybody's waiting for. which side will blink first. one lawmaker representing the chicago area, a democrat, said what about the idea if you avoided the nation's largest and busiest airports, think o'hare, thinking that would be good for the traveling public. >> with all due respective a hard time believing that atlanta, chicago, and s
republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were...
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the faa could move as soon as today to end its three-month grounding of the boeing 787 the dreamliner jets. flights involving the new passenger planes were halted you may recall back in january after two incidents involving lithium ion batteries that smoldered and emitted fumes. boeing has made changes to the battery and its casings to prevent future problems. no word when the all nippon airways might resume flights between san jose and tokyo. >>> can airline passengers -- >>> airline passengers can begin delays on sunday when federal furloughs start to affect air traffic controllers. delays could be up to three hours at the nation's biggest airports including those serving l.a., chicago, atlanta and new york. they will likely be a domino effect obviously at other airports. transportation secretary ray lahood says controller staffing has to be reduced by 10% reducing the number of planes airports can handle. >>> wall street is looking for a positive end to the week after losses in the last session. stocks fell as the number of companies issued weak earnings reports. the dow was down 8
the faa could move as soon as today to end its three-month grounding of the boeing 787 the dreamliner jets. flights involving the new passenger planes were halted you may recall back in january after two incidents involving lithium ion batteries that smoldered and emitted fumes. boeing has made changes to the battery and its casings to prevent future problems. no word when the all nippon airways might resume flights between san jose and tokyo. >>> can airline passengers -- >>>...
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we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs. business and leisure travellers we talked to earlier today agree. >> traveling is stressful enough and when you don't know how long it's going to take you to get through the line, you have to add extra time that you wish you didn't have to to get from point a to point b. >> that will impact not only the stockholders, the employees, but also all of our customers. >> now, for the record, the faa will be furloughing 15,000 controllers. they have to take at least one day off every other week from now through the end of september. in our next update on "power lun lunch" we're going to talk to a spokesma
we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs....
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the faa, the fbi, national institutes of health. the best way that mitch mcconnell and republicans can help us deal with this, is to support our legislation that would replace the sequester in a balanced and targeted way. >> we all hear about budget cuts and maybe some jurisdictions are blame things on the sequester. but just the other night i heard from a former senate staffer, she's a mom, two little girls, about deep cuts which are shutting down right here in the district of columbia, all the musical, music and art teaching in a particular school, a very special school. so are jurisdictions beginning to blame this on the sequester? is this really the sequester kicking in? >> well, look, there's no free lunch at the end of the day. the reality is, we can and should make cuts wherever possible. if there's waste in the budget, it should be eliminated, we should find efficiencies. but as i indicated, two years ago we cut over $1.2 trillion from this whole portion of the budget. that goes to things like head start. that goes to early
the faa, the fbi, national institutes of health. the best way that mitch mcconnell and republicans can help us deal with this, is to support our legislation that would replace the sequester in a balanced and targeted way. >> we all hear about budget cuts and maybe some jurisdictions are blame things on the sequester. but just the other night i heard from a former senate staffer, she's a mom, two little girls, about deep cuts which are shutting down right here in the district of columbia,...
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hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight. >>> and good monday morning. we may be closer to getting some key answers in the boston bombing investigation today. >> suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now awake and communicating in writing with investigato they are anxious to know if anyone else was involved in the bombs waiting to explode. >> one week later, 52 victims are still in the hospital, 3 in critical condition. all victims are being remembered later today with a moment of silence at the time of the first bomb. and then church bells will ring. >> abc's preeti arla begins our coverage. >> reporter: a week after the boston marathon attack, one suspect is dead, the other is in the hospital. but the search for answers continues. law enforcement officials tell abc news 19-year-old suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake. he's unable to speak because of a
hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight. >>> and good monday morning. we may be closer to getting some key answers in the boston bombing investigation today. >> suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now awake and communicating in writing with investigato they are anxious to know if anyone else was involved in the...